Quiz Thread

RikkFlair

Eli Manning wrote: »

Piqué, Eto'o and Desailly.

Hasn't Sosa won it too. Although that makes 4

Ha...4 it is, shoddy research. Hadnt thought of Eto

padd b1975

Who is the only club to have won the European Cup more often than their domestic league?

Amirani

padd b1975 wrote: »

Who is the only club to have won the European Cup more often than their domestic league?

I guess you could technically say Liverpool if you make a differentiation between Premier League/Old Division 1.

amiable

padd b1975 wrote: »

Who is the only club to have won the European Cup more often than their domestic league?

Nottingham Forest

padd b1975

amiable wrote: »

Nottingham Forest

Well done.

DerekDGoldfish

Only two players have played in the top flight of the top 5 european leages (England, Italy, Spain, France, Germany) one of whom scored in all 5. Can you name both?

Pinturicchio

DerekDGoldfish wrote: »

Only two players have played in the top flight of the top 5 european leages (England, Italy, Spain, France, Germany) one of whom scored in all 5. Can you name both?

Mateja Kezman?

Edit: no, he never played in Italy anyway.

Jarrod

Florin Radiciou (?sp.) and Christian Poulsen.

Pinturicchio

I've never heard of Raducioiu. I'd completely forgotten that Poulsen "played" for Liverpool.

Washington Irving

Christian Poulsen definitely the non-scoring one, don't think I've ever heard of the other guy ^^^

Red Crow

Raducioiu and Abel Xavier

Edit Xavier never played in France!

DerekDGoldfish

Jarrod wrote: »

Florin Radiciou (?sp.) and Christian Poulsen.

Correct

Jarrod

Anyone name the eight (I think) countries that have hosted a world cup but never won one?

RikkFlair

Jarrod wrote: »

Anyone name the eight (I think) countries that have hosted a world cup but never won one?

Sweden, Switzerland, Chile, South Africa, Mexico, Korea, Japan, USA

padd b1975

Jarrod wrote: »

Anyone name the eight (I think) countries that have hosted a world cup but never won one?

South Africa.

Japan.

South Korea.

USA.

Mexico.

Switzerland.

Sweden.

Chile.




Had to google the last one.

Jarrod

^ Both correct.

Another one. There have been four teams that have reached WC semi finals that no longer exist as countries. Name them.

Pinturicchio

Jarrod wrote: »

^ Both correct.

Another one. There have been four teams that have reached WC semi finals that no longer exist as countries. Name them.

West Germany, Yugoslavia, Soviet Union are three anyway.

Will I Amnt

Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia??

Pinturicchio

cambo2008 wrote: »

Czechoslovakia??

That's the one I was missing.

eagle eye

Youguslavia, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and West Germany

Jarrod

Yep. west Germany, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Soviet Union.

Right, another World Cup on, or two.

Only one player has won the golden boot despite his team being eliminated in the first round. Name him.

And, other than Brazil, only three teams have had multiple Golden Ball (best player at the WC) winners. Name the countries and players. Bonus for the years.

CrabieCrawford

Jarrod wrote: »

Only one player has won the golden boot despite his team being eliminated in the first round. Name him.

Haken suker?

Jarrod

CrabieCrawford wrote: »

Haken suker?

Nope, he never won it. Davor Suker did, but Croatia finished third that year.

RikkFlair

Jarrod wrote: »

Only one player has won the golden boot despite his team being eliminated in the first round. Name him.

Oleg Salenko? USA 94, think he scored 5 goals vs Cameroon

CrabieCrawford

Jarrod wrote: »

Nope, he never won it. Davor Suker did, but Croatia finished third that year.

Haha think that's who I meant

Jarrod

Yep, Salenko. Think he scored 5 in one game, 1 in another winning the golden boot. They were the only international goals he ever scored too.

roanoke

Jarrod wrote: »

And, other than Brazil, only three teams have had multiple Golden Ball (best player at the WC) winners. Name the countries and players. Bonus for the years.

Italy 82 Rossi 90 Schillaci
Argentina 78 Kempes 86 Maradona
Uruguay 2010 Forlan and .... eh either 30 or 50 I suppose. Dunno the players. Bah! :mad:

Super-Rush

Name the player who signed for Man Utd, Man City, Everton and Liverpool.

tvercetti

Super-Rush wrote: »

Name the player who signed for Man Utd, Man City, Everton and Liverpool.

Peter Beardsley!

Super-Rush

Correct.

eagle eye

Name a player who has played in Liverpool, Manchester and Old Firm derbies.

Super-Rush

Craig Bellamy.

5starpool

Kanchelskis as well.

padd b1975

5starpool wrote: »

Kanchelskis as well.

He is the only player to have scored in all three too.

Jarrod

roanoke wrote: »

Italy 82 Rossi 90 Schillaci
Argentina 78 Kempes 86 Maradona
Uruguay 2010 Forlan and .... eh either 30 or 50 I suppose. Dunno the players. Bah! :mad:

Yep, 1930- think his name was Nasazzi.
Also, I'm open to correction on this but I think Italy have 3, Meazze in '34.

Morzadec

Who is the heaviest player currently playing in the Premier League?

Lovely Bloke

Morzadec wrote: »

Who is the heaviest player currently playing in the Premier League?

Anderson

Morzadec

TheNinthGate wrote: »

Anderson

ha don't know if that's a serious response, but no he's a good 31kgs short!

Rekop dog

You'd be worried if there's anyone packing more weight than our own Richard Dunne.

Morzadec

Rekop dog wrote: »

You'd be worried if there's anyone packing more weight than our own Richard Dunne.

Dunne falls just short according to the records I can find, although it's possible he's put on a few kilos recently as he's not been playing.

I'll give you a clue - the player is a striker

intellectual dosser

Anichebe?

Rekop dog

Right, Holt? Lukaku?

amiable

Morzadec wrote: »

Who is the heaviest player currently playing in the Premier League?

I'd guess someone like Costel Pantilimon

GavRedKing

Morzadec wrote: »

Who is the heaviest player currently playing in the Premier League?

I'm going guess Turnbull, hes a "big" unit.

TaosHum

Dzeko? Ba? I know he is not a striker, but Guzan?

Morzadec

Rekop dog wrote: »

Right, Holt? Lukaku?

Correct - the only player to make it over 100kg.

Considering almost all the other heavy players were goalkeepers and then a few defenders, and also taking into account he's only 19, it really shows what a powerful unit he is.

CrabieCrawford

Morzadec wrote: »

Correct - the only player to make it over 100kg.

Considering almost all the other heavy players were goalkeepers and then a few defenders, and also taking into account he's only 19, it really shows what a powerful unit he is.

any ideas whos second? i always thought it was freidel but would never have thought of lukaku

GavRedKing

Morzadec wrote: »

Correct - the only player to make it over 100kg.

Considering almost all the other heavy players were goalkeepers and then a few defenders, and also taking into account he's only 19, it really shows what a powerful unit he is.

Aaaahhhh " Son of Drogba "

Makes sense now, he's fairly mobile for his size, any time hes played hes never really lacked pace to go past most defenders.

Morzadec

CrabieCrawford wrote: »

any ideas whos second? i always thought it was freidel but would never have thought of lukaku

After checking who's 2nd, I am doubtful about my source! I was using the Premier League site (http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/index.html), and in joint second they have Titus Bramble and Andrew Johnson.

Bramble I could believe but there is absolutely no way that Andrew Johnson is 96.7kg! He's shorter than me and probably weighs about the same which I Imagine is more like 66.7kg.

Other than that glitch (and I'm sure it must be a glitch) the list looks believable enough. Friedel is in 12th, and Guzan was a decent shout by an earlier poster as he's in 5th.

Off topic, but on the subject of players weight/height, I see Sturridge referred to as 188cm (nearly 6'2) almost anywhere. The guy just does not look that tall at all and I'd swear he is maximum 6ft. Is this just me that sees Sturridge as smaller than he supposedly is??

GavRedKing

Morzadec wrote: »

After checking who's 2nd, I am doubtful about my source! I was using the Premier League site (http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/index.html), and in joint second they have Titus Bramble and Andrew Johnson.

Bramble I could believe but there is absolutely no way that Andrew Johnson is 96.7kg! He's shorter than me and probably weighs about the same which I Imagine is more like 66.7kg.

Other than that glitch (and I'm sure it must be a glitch) the list looks believable enough. Friedel is in 12th, and Guzan was a decent shout by an earlier poster as he's in 5th.

Off topic, but on the subject of players weight/height, I see Sturridge referred to as 188cm (nearly 6'2) almost anywhere. The guy just does not look that tall at all and I'd swear he is maximum 6ft. Is this just me that sees Sturridge as smaller than he supposedly is??

He does look to be around that size, take this picture :



Drogba's reported height is in and around 6'2 , 6'3 so I'd say Sturridge is in and around 6'1 - 6'2.